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züchten

breed

Meaning of züchten

to keep animals in order to produce young

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German/ˈt͡syːçtən/
breed
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What's the difference between züchten / vermehren / aufziehen / züchten lassen / brüten / anbauen

🇩🇪German
züchten

breed — to keep animals in order to produce young

B2Often
V
🇩🇪German
vermehren

General word meaning to multiply or increase offspring; can apply to animals, plants, or microbes, and is less specific than züchten about deliberate breeding.

B2Often

Der Züchter will seltene Hunderassen vermehren.

Заводчик хочет размножать редкие породы собак.

A
🇩🇪German
aufziehen

Means to raise or bring up young animals; focuses on care after birth rather than on breeding itself.

B2Often

Auf dem Hof werden Kälber liebevoll aufgezogen.

На ферме телят с заботой выращивают.

Z
🇩🇪German
züchten lassen

Means to have something bred by someone else; emphasizes delegation rather than doing the breeding oneself.

B2Rarely

Er lässt seine Pferde von einem erfahrenen Züchter züchten.

Он поручает разведение своих лошадей опытному заводчику.

B
🇩🇪German
brüten

Originally means to sit on and hatch eggs. It is more specific than züchten and usually refers to birds or egg-laying animals.

B2Often

Die Henne brütet ihre Eier aus.

Курица высиживает свои яйца.

A
🇩🇪German
anbauen

Refers to growing plants or crops, not animals. In this sense it is not a direct synonym of züchten.

B2Very Often

Auf dem Feld bauen die Bauern Mais an.

На поле фермеры выращивают кукурузу.

T
🇩🇪German
Tiere halten

A broader expression meaning to keep animals; it refers to care and maintenance, but not necessarily breeding offspring.

B2Often

Viele Familien halten Tiere im Garten.

Многие семьи держат животных в саду.

J
🇩🇪German
Junge bekommen

Means to have young or give birth. It describes the event of offspring being born, not deliberate breeding.

B2Often

Die Katze hat im Frühling Junge bekommen.

Кошка родила весной котят.

N
🇩🇪German
Nachwuchs erzeugen

A rather formal and technical expression meaning to produce offspring. It sounds more abstract and less natural than züchten.

B2Rarely

Das Programm soll gesunde Tiere mit stabilem Nachwuchs erzeugen.

Программа должна обеспечивать здоровых животных со стабильным потомством.

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/ˈt͡syːçtən/

züchten translation

breed

züchten transcription

/ˈt͡syːçtən/

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